From the DC recently re. 21st May - GURUYOGA: Rinpoche has spent the last decades repeating tirelessly that the essential practice to do is to be in Guruyoga. Months ago, in Dzamling Gar some people asked Rinpoche what practice we can do for Him, and He said to not worry about Him and do Guruyoga a...

From the DC recently re. 21st May - GURUYOGA: Rinpoche has spent the last decades repeating tirelessly that the essential practice to do is to be in Guruyoga. Months ago, in Dzamling Gar some people asked Rinpoche what practice we can do for Him, and He said to not worry about Him and do Guruyoga a...

According to Tulku Namgyal Dawa Rinpoche's facebook, H.H Dudjom Sangye Pema Shepa Rinpoche (the Tibetan yangsi) will be presiding over the cremation ceremonies at Orgyen Cho Dzong. I'm not sure if he's ever visited the United States before, but in any case this is incredibly auspicious. He has been...

Thank you Josef_/\_ There should be more awareness of this in Western culture & whatever other cultures that do not observe this, (as they do in Tibetan culture ). :crying: I wonder if it's even legal to keep a loved one for 49 days in the United State$....to give the persons consciousness time to ...

I've been working on Bodhicitta for a while but it seems like I keep hitting a wall. I have the same problem with Emptiness, but over time and repeated meditations I keep pushing the wall back. With Bodhicitta the wall doesn't move at all. I follow the Lam Rim method (love->compassion->personal res...

The four means of converting beings to the Dharma are generosity (which itself as four aspects: giving material gifts, conferring fearlessness, loving kindness and teaching Dharma), pleasant speech, conduct and setting an example. What is the difference between conduct and setting an example? Thank...

Hi all! ¿can karma be concretely transfered via tonglen?¿how can i be sure of it? usually we say purify, but here one takes and gives. i felt really tonglen-ed once ( :rolling: yeah it is strange), when i went to see my teacher, so after years, i wonder if i can do the same. cheers! :cheers: No. No...

According to Tulku Namgyal Dawa Rinpoche's facebook, H.H Dudjom Sangye Pema Shepa Rinpoche (the Tibetan yangsi) will be presiding over the cremation ceremonies at Orgyen Cho Dzong. I'm not sure if he's ever visited the United States before, but in any case this is incredibly auspicious. He has been...

What happens if your body is cremated or buried before consciousness leaves it ? It depends on the level of consciousness that remains and how much one practiced. If one isnt prepared being cremated too soon will make recognizing the bardo of dharmata much more difficult than it already is. Thank y...

What happens if your body is cremated or buried before consciousness leaves it ?

It depends on the level of consciousness that remains and how much one practiced.
If one isnt prepared being cremated too soon will make recognizing the bardo of dharmata much more difficult than it already is.

Very interesting: So far nobody presented a strong case why teaching authorisation was part of the lineage system in the early days of Vajrayana. This settles an uncertainty I had on this topic for quite some time in a, for me, surprising way. Not only early Vajrayana. This notion of explicit autho...

The BRUB : Given that the path can be traversed solely through this depth of confidence, it is acceptable to apply effort only with practice. If that is not the case and a person claims to be one who can show this path to others, it is imperative that they at least have experience based upon extens...

...There were many large monastic institutions in India at the time of the Mahasiddhas... what are those? i am only avare of 5: Nalanda, Vikramashila, Somapura, Odantapura and Jagaddala. that's from wikipedia. That counts as many to me, and they were definitely "institutions". Nalanda was a center ...

This notion of explicit permission is something that seems to mostly apply to non-Tibetan practitioners. If one was living in a valley in the Himalaya's, had received empowerment, instructions, and applied the practices diligently, there would be nobody questioning whether or not said individual co...